Award of service concessions for lunch catering at the City of Hanover’s municipal all-day schools

Summary

The tender concerns service concessions for arranging lunch catering at the City of Hanover’s municipal all-day schools. The bidder must deliver meals to the schools and provide serving staff; the precise service model varies by school. The estimated total value is EUR 6,786,728.97 excluding VAT, and tenders must be submitted electronically in German by 28 October 2026 at 09:30. The procurement is divided into up to nine lots. A bidder may be awarded contracts for up to nine lots, but must realistically assess its capacity to perform all accepted obligations. In the sample lot sheets, the service involves approximately 150 or 180 meals per day on five days per week, a cook-and-chill preparation system, two main dishes, and an initial two-year contract with three possible one-school-year extensions. The bidder must provide turnover information for the last three financial years, at least one comparable reference from the last three years, evidence of employee qualifications, the required self-declarations and compliance documents, and an undertaking to obtain professional liability insurance before contract commencement. Price and quality each account for approximately 50% of the evaluation. In the sample sheets, the maximum gross price for one standard main dish is EUR 5.46, including all costs, including serving staff costs, taxes and duties imposed by the tender requirements.